The recently naturalized Eike Schmidt is headed from Florence to Naples, as the Italian government announced a slew of new institutional appointments—all of whom have Italian passports. Italy’s ...

Eike Schmidt, art historian from Germany, former museum director of the Uffizi Gallery (2015-2023) and center-right candidate for the office of mayor in Florence, gestures next to an election poster ...

Eike Schmidt, the former director of the Uffizi Galleries, is facing an uphill battle in his bid to become mayor, but he’s counting on his cultural clout to win. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from ...

Eike Schmidt, the German-born director of the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, will officially become an Italian citizen tomorrow, he told the Corriere Fiorentino. The news arrived amid rumors, which ...

ROME, June 23 (Reuters) - The centre-left easily retained its stronghold of Florence in the run-off round of mayoral elections in Italian cities, final results showed on Monday, sweeping aside its ...

The museum’s former director, Eike Schmidt, is toying — somewhat mischievously — with entering the race to become Florence’s mayor. By Elisabetta Povoledo Elisabetta Povoledo reported from Rome and ...